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WELDING

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College 31-442-1 Technical Diploma

2015 Program Review

and

Improvement Plan

CONTENTS

Catalog Page ....................................................................... 1 Review Team Membership ................................................. 3 Self-Study Reports .............................................................. 7 Perkins Data Review ......................................................... 25 Program Improvement Plan ............................................. 37

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TEAM MEMBERSHIP

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ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW PROFILE Program Number & Name Welding 31-442-1 Program Academic Dean Title/Location Phone and e-mail Karen Hoglund Academic Dean

Ashland Ext. 3138 [email protected]

Team Lead(s) Title/Location Phone and e-mail John Palmer Welding Faculty Member

Superior Ext. 6326 [email protected]

Team Members Title/Location Phone and e-mail Dan Wilkinson Welding Faculty Member

New Richmond Ext. 4355 [email protected]

Jesse Novak Welding Faculty Member New Richmond

Ext. 4943 [email protected]

John Nuutinen Welding Faculty Member Ashland


Aleasha Hladilek Welding Faculty Member Superior


Ric Eckstein Welding Faculty Member Rice Lake


Mike Holtorf Welding Faculty Member Rice Lake


Kevin Salmon General Studies – Math New Richmond


Kristin Nelson Counselor – Student Services New Richmond


Dan Bushman HR Director Northern Metal Fab

[email protected]

Tanner Berg Student – Welding New Richmond

[email protected]

Noah Driscoll Student – Welding New Richmond

[email protected]

Program Information: Capacity (new students admitted/year): 121 Number of Faculty: FT: 7 PT: 1 Statewide Curriculum: YES: No: X Number of Technical Studies Courses in each of the following delivery modes: (there may be duplication for courses offered in multiple modes)

Classroom: 16 Online: 0 ITV/IP: 0 In Person/Web Blended: 0

mailto:[email protected]












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Program Accredited by: NA Date of Last Accreditation Date of Next Accreditation Is a visit required? If so, when is the next visit? Program Licensed by: NA Date of Last Licensing: Date of Next Licensing: Is a visit required? If so, when is the next visit? Please list other program memberships: NA

Note: The accreditation, licensing, and membership information listed above will be listed in the annual WITC Fact Book.

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SELF-STUDY REPORT

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SELF-STUDY SUMMARY REPORT

Program Information

Program Name: Welding Team Chair: John Palmer

Academic Dean: Karen Hoglund Divisional Dean: Randy Deli

Process Used to Complete the Self-Study Meeting format (in-person, IP, conference calls etc.)

In person – New Richmond campus

Number of meetings 1

How was the self-study handled? (as a group, assigned to individuals to report back to group, etc.)

The self-study was handled as a group

Additional comments:

Summary of Findings

As you completed this self study section of the program review, what areas "stand out" in your program? Please explain.

Every student has many job options to choose from for employment. More job openings than graduates, contributing to the 100% placement rate.

What has surprised you? Please explain. Assessments of measuring have been identified as not meeting graduate or entry level employment standards.

Students enter the workforce without having the basic understanding of units of measurement.

List two or three of the items identified through your self-study that you will focus on to make improvements to your program.

Implementation of Functional Abilities into the admissions process.

Program modification to include an applied blue print reading class with an emphasis on measurement.

When/where in your program will you implement these improvements?

Functional Abilities – 2015

Program modification – 2015/16

What methods (direct or indirect) will you use to assess the success of this implementation?

Students will be able to function at the level needed in the lab to perform all tasks required of them.

Program modification to include an applied blue print reading class with emphasis on measurement.

What new outcomes or benchmarks do you hope to achieve through these recommended changes?

Students that will be able to function at the level required in the lab.

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SELF-STUDY CATEGORY RESULTS

Program and Category

Program: Welding Category: Review of Most Recent Program Review

PLUSES (Strengths) DELTAS (Opportunities) Had a good team with the right players

Manageable team size

Program statistics continue to be strong

Strong advisory committee

Overall QRP statistics good

Accomplished most of our action items

TSA rubrics are in place

Graduate placement is high

Job market is improving

Rice Lake campus needs more space

Select one PLUS item and explain the root cause:

The experience from the first time around taught us the best way to do this and the best people participating (Had a good team with the right players). Team leader was instrumental to getting the right players at the table.

Select one DELTA item and explain the root cause:

Rice Lake campus is in need of more space for their lab. This is causing cramped working quarters which in turn will potentially create more safety concerns.

What items in this category MUST be addressed on our improvement plan?

There is nothing we must do other than to address the space issue in Rice Lake and have input from the welding staff during the 2016 building and remodeling phase for that area.

What items in this category MIGHT be addressed on the improvement plan?

Plans for a remodel of the Rice Lake campus to include a building modification to increase the square footage of the lab is being done. This will continue and then plans to expand will begin Summer 2016 with completion of expansion/remodel in Fall 2016.

What items in this category may be considered a BEST PRACTICE OR INNOVATION?

Team Rating Please indicate by an (X) the team rating of your program on this category.

All areas need improvement

Some areas meet expectations, but most

areas need improvement

All areas meet expectations —few areas

need improvement

Exemplary—all areas exceed expectations—use

as a model for other programs

X

Additional Comments: (optional)

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Program: Welding Category: WITC Program Statistics

PLUSES (Strengths) DELTAS (Opportunities) Graduate satisfaction results at 100%.

Enrollment capacity has stabilized per campus to a more realistic level with flexibility.

Program capacity has doubled.

Very effective grant writer on staff.

Grant funding has a limited term, to maintain current levels we need to look at other revenue streams.

To maintain statistics at a constant level, we need to partner with industry to have funding issues understood.


Program capacity has doubled. This is due to evening sections being added from grant funding.


Grant funding has a limited term, to maintain current levels we need to look at other revenue streams. Employers are unaware of how the funding is obtained. Opportunity is to keep industry partners apprised where there influence may be needed at the legislative level.


Continuation of the grant funded sections of welding after the grants are finished. Initiate an active search of 3 financial partners for expansion or funding.



Graduate satisfaction results at 100%. We have not only meet the last review of 90% but exceeded it by 10%.






need improvement



X


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Program: Welding Category: Curriculum

PLUSES (Strengths) DELTAS (Opportunities)

Program outcomes are clarified, improved and consistent college wide and throughout the state.

Since modifying the curriculum thru the WIDS program, the syllabus is consistent college wide.

Offering embedded short term technical diploma.

Need to strengthen the measurement portion of the math/blue print portion of the program.

Use BlackBoard for course syllabi and grade book.


Safety components are not transparent.



State funded grants allowed the program to have 4 embedded short-term technical diplomas in addition to the 1-year technical diploma.



This potentially keeps a full time student from taking the program due to program capacities.


Need to strengthen the measurement portion of the math/blue print portion of the program.

Complete a program modification to include an applied blue print reading class with an emphasis on measurement.


Safety components are not transparent.

Consider making an admissions modification to include a safety component course (OSHA 10 or 30).


Course curriculum is consistent college wide and with the WTCS.






need improvement



X


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Program: Welding Category: Assessment of Student Learning

PLUSES (Strengths) DELTAS (Opportunities)

TSA is in place and implemented.

AWS guides are used to visually test welds.

Written and verbal assessments are used to supplement demonstrated welds.

Student oral communications and assessed for setting appropriateness.

Team oral reports are given – watched for vocabulary, clarity, body language, and listening.

Written assignments are reviewed for neatness, spelling, and sentence structure.

Reading assignments are given for information gathering purposes.

Collegewide outcomes are not always assessed. Assessments of measuring have been identified as not meeting graduate or entry level employment standards.


TSA is in place and implemented.

TSA implementation ensures that all Welding programs within the state are teaching the same outcomes.


Collegewide outcomes are not always assessed.

Rubrics and processes have not been developed for all outcomes.


Assessments of measuring have been identified as not meeting graduate or entry level employment standards.

Students enter the workforce without having the basic understanding of units of measurement. Program modification to include an applied blue print reading class with an emphasis on measurement.


Consider a collaborative assessment site on the program page.

Instructors bring an example (lesson plan) of how they were applying Collegewide Outcomes in their program.


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need improvement



X


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Program and Category Program: Welding Category: Advisory Committees

PLUSES (Strengths) DELTAS (Opportunities) Membership is revised yearly.

Good participation at meetings.

Student participation on the advisory committee.

Student representatives are selected by classmates.

Student services is represented on the advisory committee.

A production welder was represented on the advisory committee.

Follow up letter in the spring, thanking member and a copy to the employer for participation and approving major equipment purchases. Updates on equipment purchases and involvement in upcoming plans for next year.

Student participation on the advisory committee.


Student services is represented on the advisory committee. This is done to produce a more well-rounded input on decision.


Potentially the student participation on the advisory committee could be deterrents to employers voicing their concerns.



Consider having one advisory committee meeting rather than the two meetings currently held.


Student representatives are selected by classmates.






need improvement



X

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Program and Category Program: Welding Category: Equipment and Facilities

PLUSES (Strengths) DELTAS (Opportunities) State of the art welding equipment. New Richmond has a beautiful new facility since the last review. Equipment is regularly updated.

Rice Lake campus needs more lab space for safety purposes. Need more lab space, not all labs a equipped equally college wide. Improve Information on the risk/liability waiver forms. No equipment replacement plan in place. Not all hazards are identified on equipment.


State of the art welding equipment. This is partly due to grant funding.


Improve Information on the risk/liability waiver forms. The information on the forms is outdated and needs to be more relevant.


Rice Lake campus needs more lab space for safety purposes. Post hazardous warnings for equipment use appropriately. ie: pace maker risk, seizure


Develop an equipment replacement plan.


New Richmond facility set the standard for new facility standards.






need improvement



X


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Program and Category Program: Welding Category: Faculty Professional Development

PLUSES (Strengths) DELTAS (Opportunities) ILP’s are completed annually. Reviews are discussed with the dean. Most instructors are AWS certified welding inspectors.

Not licensed by an outside entity – Accredited test facility Need more robotic training for instructors. Budget is not adequate for training needs. Some instructors are not AWS certified welding inspectors. Number of new instructor’s that need to be teacher certified.


Most instructors are AWS certified welding inspectors. This allows WITC to be more credible in to the industry and communities.


Budget is not adequate for training needs. Ongoing training is expensive in the welding industry and the amount allotted to faculty for training is not sufficient.


Number of new instructor’s that need to be teacher certified. UW-Stout offers all 7 classes in the summer. (Summer immersion program) Robotic training for instructor’s. – Training at Lincoln – In Cleveland – Training for 2 included in the purchase of a new robotic cell.


Instructors working toward becoming AWS certified welding inspectors.


Most instructors are AWS certified welding inspectors.

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All areas need improvement Some areas meet

expectations, but most areas need improvement

All areas meet expectations —few areas need

improvement



X


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Program and Category Program: Welding Category: Collaboration Across the College

PLUSES (Strengths) DELTAS (Opportunities) Student services staff visit and become acquainted with the program.

There is collaboration between the core program and general education instructors through informal meetings.

Good communication between welding instructor’s and counselors.

Core program instructors reinforce the importance of general education classes with the students.

Communication is emphasized in the core program classroom setting.

Students in need are referred to counselors.

Student affairs are invited to visit the classroom.

Mock job interviews are conducted.

Implement a functional abilities form.

Career specialists and admissions advisors need to become better acquainted with the welding program.

Monthly/Quarterly department meetings.

Better access to mid-term grades and acuplacer scores.


Good communication between welding instructor’s and counselors because of the group commitment working towards student’s success.


Implement a functional abilities form to protect students and college, to ensure student success.


Implement a functional abilities form.



Developed a cross collaboration between general studies and welding instructor’s. Welding instructor attended a general studies course and general studies instructor attended a welding course.

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need improvement



X

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WITC QRP & DATA REVIEW

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QRP SCORECARD 31-442-1 - Welding

WTCS State Indicator 2014

Total In Cohort

Total Achieved Actual WITC

Threshold WITC

Target C200 Course Completion 112 96 85.7% 52.8% 100% C400 Special Populations Course Completion 92 77 83.7% 38.5% 100% C600 Minority Course Completion 7 7 100% NA 100% F200 Second Year Retention 74 54 72.9% 27.9% 96.4% F251 Fall to Spring Retention 98 89 90.8% 34.2% 100% F651 One Year Graduation 105 69 65.7% NA 100% F851 Second Year Graduation 74 52 70.2% 29.4% 93.9% I300 Job Placement - All Employment 44 40 90.9% 62.9% 100% I600 Job Placement - Related Employment 44 33 75% 13.0% 100% J500 Non-Traditional Gender 112 3 2.68% NA 43.8% J650 NTO Graduation 76 2 2.63% NA 38.9%

WTCS State Indicator 2013 2012

Total in Cohort

Total Achieved Actual Total in

Cohort Total

Achieved Actual

C200 Course Completion 80 63 78.7% 53 46 86.7% C400 Special Populations Course Completion 69 53 76.8% 38 31 81.5% C600 Minority Course Completion 6 6 100% 1 1 100% F200 Second Year Retention 45 39 86.6% 56 52 92.8% F251 Fall to Spring Retention 70 63 90% 43 43 100% F651 One Year Graduation 74 45 60.8% 45 30 66.6% F851 Second Year Graduation 45 38 84.4% 0 0 0% I300 Job Placement - All Employment 29 25 86.2% 48 44 91.6% I600 Job Placement - Related Employment 29 23 79.3% 48 38 79.1% J500 Non-Traditional Gender 80 5 6.25% 53 4 7.55% J650 NTO Graduation 53 3 5.66% 37 3 8.11%

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Perkins Program Data

Terminology Definition FAUPL or NPL or PL Percentage benchmark the program must meet or exceed.

Total N The number of students in the cohort of the specified year listed. # of PS # of participants served (base # of students in the cohort)

# of S/N # of students in the cohort that completed (# of students out of the base # in the cohort that successfully completed the program)

1P1 Program technical course completion percentage. 1P2 Program general studies course completion percentage. 2P1 Program degree attainment percentage. 3P1 Program retention/transfer percentage.

2P1 + 3P1 Degree attainment + retention percentage. 4P1 Job placement percentage reported at six-month graduate survey.

2P1 + 3P1

# of PS # of S/N 82.22% # of PS # of S/N 83.71% # of PS # of S/N 55.00% # of PS # of S/N 11.28% 66.28% # of PS # of S/N 90.41% # of PS # of S/N 8.91% # of PS # of S/N 7.44%

2015 50 45 90.00% 43 36 83.72% 50 44 88.00% 50 0 0.00% 88.00% 35 32 91.43% 130 7 5.38% 97 6 6.19%2014 41 38 92.68% 31 24 77.42% 41 35 85.37% 41 0 0.00% 85.37% 48 45 93.75% 116 4 3.45% 76 2 2.63%2013 48 47 97.92% 43 38 88.37% 49 48 97.96% 49 0 0.00% 97.96% 53 50 94.34 87 6 6.90% 53 3 5.66%2012 56 53 94.64% 45 34 75.56% 56 53 94.64% 56 0 0.00% 94.64% 50 42 84.00 53 4 7.55% 37 3 8.11%2011 55 52 94.55% 48 34 70.83% 55 50 90.91% 55 0 0.00% 90.91% 38 32 84.21 67 3 4.48% 56 0 0.00%

5 Year Average 94.95% 78.05% 92.22% 0.00% 92.22% 89.08% 5.60% 4.10%

5P2

31-442-1 Welding1P1 1P2 2P1 3P1 4P1 5P1

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WTCS QRP SCORECARD ANALYSIS WORKSHEET

Program: Welding 31-442-1

Target Analysis

Indicator Actual Threshold Target Best Practice or Innovation – Describe and include how this has contributed to your high actual results for this indicator.

C200 Course

Completion

85.7% 52.8% 100% The target is not reachable because we will never have 100% of student’s graduate that started. 85% of students is a high completion percentage due to the high demand of the field and the hands-on approach.

C600 Minority Student Course

Completion

100% NA 100% All minority graduated 100%

Threshold Analysis

Indicator Actual Threshold Target Potential Action – Describe what action(s) could possibly be taken to improve this indicator and why it might work.

C400 Special

Population Curse

Completion

83.7% 38.5% 100% Indicators passed the threshold but didn’t meet the target due to lack of support or recruitment of women into the program. This can be addressed in the improvement plan.

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WTCS PERKINS SCORECARD ANALYSIS WORKSHEET

Program: Welding 31-442-1

Indicator Actual Benchmark Not met (X)

What practices might be causing this performance and what potential actions could be taken to improve this score?

1P1 Technical

Course Completion

92.68%

75.18% Students have high interest in the program they are studying and it is very hands-on and relevant to their interests.

1P2 Academic (General Studies) Course

Completion

77.42% 68.40% Instructors work closely with general studies instructors to make the material apply to the program of study.

2P1 Degree

Attainment (Completion)

85.37% 57.50% It’s a short 1-yr hands-on program that is very appealing to most students making it easy to complete.

3P1 Retention/

Transfer

0.00% 16.78% X Students that don’t complete tend to be the students that job out or who do not pass their general studies coursework. Welding programs within the state do not align right now so there are not transfer opportunities for students to transfer.

2P1+3P1 85.37% 74.28% Students don’t pay the graduation fee to complete their program or they may job out.

4P1 Placement (6-month survey)

93.75% 92.00% This is a high demand field and students have no problems obtaining employment. Difficulty is keeping them until their degree is finished.

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FUTURE TRENDS AND EXTERNAL FACTORS

Program Welding 31-442-1

Future Trends

• Robotics will gradually become more available and user friendly as time and technology move ahead.

• Use of lasers to precisely cut materials will gradually replace plasma cutting. This technology will get more user friendly and cheaper as time goes on.

• The introduction to automation is happening at a steady pace in some areas.

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Employment Trends

Local

• The 5 main trade unions are experiencing an upsurge of work and the existing union membership is finding it difficult to fill all the positions.

• There are more jobs than graduates currently.

State

• The retirement tide predicted is happening among the trade union membership.

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External Factors

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Some areas have seen a slow down as manufacturing slowed due to the drop in oil prices. This arrested the drilling of new oil wells and demand for oil has slowed. This has resulted in less demand for oil sector equipment and personnel. This has meant that manufacturing jobs once unfilled are being filled with redundant oil field workers.

• The price of steel has dropped too, and the demand for iron ore has significantly decreased. This is cyclical, as seen over the past decades, and will return.

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The slowdown of the mining industry has impacted the local manufacturing and maintenance facilities who rely of the mines for steady work. Likewise, the price of scrap steel has dropped too, resulting in less demand for demolition and recycling equipment, again translating to a slowdown in manufacturing.

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IMPROVEMENT PLAN

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ACADEMIC PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PLAN

PROGRAM: Welding 31-442-1

Defined Outcome: Improve number of non-traditional students in the welding program by 5%

QRP Indicator #

Perkins Indicator #

Responsibility Timeline Resources

C400

Action Plan/Action Items: Market to female populations by visiting high schools and tech ed classes. Include females on program web page. Include endorsements from female graduates. Promote activities such as Diva Tech.

Instructor, Dean, Marketing Director, Webmaster

Fall 2016 – Spring 2018

Marketing Director, Webmaster

Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) June 2016 Several female groups were brought in to the labs for a short term welding boot camp at Superior and New Richmond campuses. With the new website redesign, more photos of females and testimonials will be included. Diva Tech was held at the Ashland campus this last year and Aleasha represented. January 2017 No data available as of yet June 2017 Data is currently being compiled. January 2018 Goal to increase non-traditional students by an average of 5% over the life of the program review has been met. 2015 – 7 students. Over the next two years we increased the average non-traditional students by 6.66%. Goal was met due to the following changes made: New website has been put in place where women have been identified on the page. More has been done in the last 2 years regarding activities for non-traditional students in the welding program including Diva Tech, CESA 12 events for non-traditional students, girls workshop in Superior with Aleasha where they completed a community wishing tree for the City of Superior. Once website is up and running for a little while, testimonials will be added to the welding webpages.

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Defined Outcome: Allocate budget dollars to Sustain current sections of Welding after grant funding is finished

QRP Indicator #

Perkins Indicator #


Action Plan/Action Items: Present enrollment data that supports need for additional sections of welding. Ensure major equipment supports current sections of welding.

Instructor, dean, Business office

Summer 2016 – Spring 2018

Business office

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Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) June 2016 As long as enrollments are good, the college has agreed to secure the funding to support the additional sections of Welding at 3 of the 4 locations: Superior, New Richmond and Rice Lake. Major equipment supported current sections of welding. January 2017 Present enrollment data stayed strong for fall 2016 with each section except Superior being full. Data will continued to be collected for the upcoming year to see if changes need to be made for the 2017-18 school year. Budgets will support all 7 sections of Welding to continue at all 4 locations. June 2017 Present enrollment data is strong for fall 2017 with all sections looking healthy. Most sections are full. Data is being collected on the enrollment report every 2 weeks. Calls are being made by the instructors currently to make sure all students are registered, questions/concerns are answered and students are ready to go for the fall 2017 start. January 2018 Additional sections have proved to be healthy at most locations. The college will continue to support all sections of welding as long as numbers continue to stay healthy. Enrollments in 2015, 2016 & 2017 are as follows: Enrollments Capacity 2015 Capacity 2016 Capacity 2017 Ashland 18 16 16 Evening 18 100% 15 94% 13 81% Superior 18 18 18 Daytime 13 72% 17 94% 14 78% Evening 15 83% 7 39% 11 61% Rice Lake 14 14 18 Daytime 16 114% 15 107% 17 94% Evening 16 114% 12 86% 9 50% New Richmond 20 20 20 Daytime 19 95% 19 95% 18 90% Evening 18 90% 17 85% 17 85%

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Defined Outcome: Make a course modification to include more measurement such as caliper reading, tape measure reading and calculations into current math classes.

QRP Indicator #

Perkins Indicator #


C200

Action Plan/Action Items: Work with curriculum designer to modify course to include more measurement projects. Implement modified course Assess modified course Follow-up with results

Instructor, Dean, Curriculum designer, curriculum director

Spring 2016 – Spring 2018

Curriculum designer, curriculum director

Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) June 2016 Investigation is beginning to make course modification. More research will continue this year and implementation is slated to be implemented in fall 2017. January 2017 Data is collected and modification conversations will be started with Ted May and the math faculty that teach the welding math courses. June 2017 Modifications have been implemented in the Math courses for fall 2017 to include more measurement. Data will be collected to see if the modified course has increased the knowledge needed to be successful in the welding program. January 2018 Data will be collected in May to see if changes made were effective.

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Defined Outcome: Remodel lab space at Rice Lake and Superior to address safety and space issues and post appropriate signage and warnings in and out of lab.

QRP Indicator #

Perkins Indicator #


Action Plan/Action Items: Superior/Rice Lake remodeling plan will address the welding safety and space issue – Summer 2016 plan. State approval of remodeling plan Conduct safety audit Implement audit recommendations Follow- up for compliance Post hazardous warnings for equipment use appropriately: IE: pace maker risk, seizure.

Instructor, Dean, Facilities Maintenance, Campus VP

Summer 2016 Instructor, Dean, Architect, Mechanical Engineer, Facilities Maintenance, Campus VP

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Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) June 2016 Superior lab remodel is underway and is due to be completed by August 2016. Rice Lake remodel will begin August 2016 to be completed by August 2017. These remodels have addressed all safety issues and space issues at each location. January 2017 Welding Lab at Superior is completed with a few punch list items left to complete. 4 top action plans where completed, punch list items will be completed in the next couple of months, sound testing is scheduled for February. Post hazardous warnings for equipment use will be put on all machines that need them. Rice Lake will begin their construction of the lab beginning Summer 2017 and complete August 2017. All warning signage will be completed after the completion of Rice Lake campus remodel and then warning signs will be applied to all labs at one time. June 2017 Welding lab at Superior had sound testing done and failed. Corrective measures are being taken to lessen the noise in the lab. Architecture changes are being made as well as gaps in the top of the walls were filled to lower noise. Determination of ear protection at all times with a minimal NRR of 26 will have to be worn. Districtwide orders of ear protection and safety glasses will be completed, ordered and in labs ready for the fall start. January 2018 Welding lab at Superior had noise baffles installed over Christmas break. Sound testing will take place in Feb/Mar 2018. As of now, ear plugs are required to work in the lab. Still a couple punch list items at Superior are being worked on (light switch). Rice Lake remodel is complete with a few punch list items still being worked on. Noise testing will happen at RL in March 2018 for lab noise. All signage After completion of the labs, all safety issues will have been addressed.

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Defined Outcome: Completion of robotic welder training for 100% of faculty and increase # of completed certified faculty by 5%.

QRP Indicator #

Perkins Indicator #


Action Plan/Action Items: New instructors need to be teacher certified (UW Stout offers all 7 classes in the summer (summer immersion program). Robotic training for instructors – Training at Lincoln – In Cleveland – Training for 2 included in purchase of new robotic cell.

Dean, Mary Hansen Fall 2016 – Spring 2018

Registration and travel

Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) June 2016 Steve Geiger is the newest member of the faculty and he completed all 7 classes within his Bachelor’s degree at UW-Stout Robotic welding training as well as virtual welder training is in the process of being scheduled. Training will happen in the 2016-17 school year. January 2017 Jesse Novak has one class that still needs to complete FQAS courses for certification. Data and Evidence Analysis will be completed by all instructors on January 16 & 17. Robotic training was completed for some instructors online and will continue and be completed within 2016-17 school year. June 2017 Jesse will complete his final class this fall 2017 as his class has cancelled 3 times due to low enrollment. Data and Evidence was completed in January for all welding instructors. Robotic training was completed online for all instructors. January 2018 Jesse completed his final class and all instructors are FQAS certified.

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Defined Outcome: Implement a Welding functional abilities form.

QRP Indicator #

Perkins Indicator #


Action Plan/Action Items: Add the requirement to the admissions requirements in the catalog/web and printed materials. Review annually for changes

Dean, Faculty, Cindy King

Fall 2016 None

Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) June 2016 Welding functional abilities form has been implemented into the admissions requirements at each location for fall 2016 school year. January 2017 Completed June 2017 Nothing more to report January 2018 Updated and implemented

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